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Vera
Vera

Vera

Season 1 · Episode 1
IMDb7.4
Released
5/1/2011
Duration
1h 30m
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones

Overview

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

Episodes

Hidden DepthsEP 1AvailableNow playing

Hidden Depths

90m·5/1/2011·7.3

After two young people are killed in the same way - placed in water and surrounded by flowers - DCI Vera Stanhope knows that she must catch the murderer before they strike again. Aided by her team, especially her trusted right-hand man Sgt Joe Ashworth, she unpicks the complex and dysfunctional relationships amongst a group of bird-watching friends. As the friends' loyalty turns to betrayal, Vera finds that a small act of teenage blackmail and an illicit affair may have driven someone to kill.

Telling TalesEP 2Available

Telling Tales

90m·5/8/2011·7.3

After Jeanie Long commits suicide, evidence comes to light exonerating her for the murder of teenager Abigail Mantel 11 years earlier. DCI Vera Stanhope and her team set out to retrospectively solve the killing, delving into the secrets and lies of a small community which still feels the repercussions of Abigail's death. Then the case takes an violent and unexpected turn - can Vera use her skill and instinct to find the truth and lay ghosts to rest?

The Crow TrapEP 3Available

The Crow Trap

90m·5/15/2011·7.8

When a woman is murdered in the remote Northumbrian countryside, DCI Vera Stanhope is led back to a place from her past. As she and her team investigate, they uncover shadowy liaisons, conflicting sympathies and hidden injustices.

Little LazarusEP 4Available

Little Lazarus

90m·5/22/2011·7.7

Last in the series of the detective drama based on the novels by Ann Cleeves. DI Vera Stanhope rescues a young boy from a freezing pond after he escapes from a violent attack which left his mother dead. As Vera and her team investigate what happened to the child, they unravel a web of deadly secrets and discover a murderous sequence of events set in motion by power, money and a mother's love. Although she is usually awkward and uninterested around children, Vera finds a kindred spirit in the boy, and begins to realise that the key to the investigation may lie hidden in his memory.

Cast

Brenda Blethyn

DCI Vera Stanhope

Brenda Blethyn

Jon Morrison

DC Kenny Lockhart

Jon Morrison

Riley Jones

DC Mark Edwards

Riley Jones

Sarah Kameela Impey

Dr Paula Bennett

Sarah Kameela Impey

Rhiannon Clements

DC Stephanie 'Steph' Duncan

Rhiannon Clements

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